Did Queen Victoria smoke cannabis? When were the first garden gnomes made? Did Sweeney Todd really exist? Find out these answers and more in the first ever miscellany from the editors of BBC History MagazineWho is the Downing of Downing Street? What did the first illuminated advertisements in Piccadilly Circus advertise? Was Oliver Cromwell actually Welsh? Questions like these and many more are answered here. The Celebrated Pedestrianthe title refers to people in Victorian times who walked for sportcollects a wide variety of historical facts and curiosities, helping to uncover little-known truthswho was the richest man who ever lived? and debunk mythswas there one man who survived both the sinkings of the Titanic and the Lusitania?from ancient times to the present day. It also includes a collection of fascinating lists, such as top 10 famous riots and top 10 writers who were banned by the Vatican, and "This Day in History" features,making itthe perfect gift for trivia fans and history